Aim: This study was to evaluate the role of Curcumin along with or without chemoradiation in the management of locally advanced head and neck cancers (LHNC) in terms of tolerability, toxicity and response. Sixty treatment naive histopathologically proved cases LHNC were included...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25780
The humoral immune response in parvoviral vaccinated dogs experimentally infected with single and mixed infection of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei was studied in mongrel dogs. Twenty mongrel dogs of mixed sexes and approximately 4-6 months of age weighing an avera...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24973
Tuberculosis (TB) and cryptococcosis cause severe morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. However, cryptococcosis and TB co-infection is rare. We present a case of pulmonary cryptococcosis co-existing with pulmonary TB in a 42 year old Nigerian...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25157
Aim: This study was aimed at investigating malaria parasite and anaemia prevalence, the impact of co-infection on immune-haematological parameters, clinical/treatment profiles and how malaria preventive measure associate with malaria and anaemia in adult HIV-patients attending ca...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25022
Aims: Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) level is increased in ischemic conditions and in diseases such as myocardial infarction, systemic sclerosis, advanced cancer, end-stage renal disease and intrauterine disorders. The role of IMA in chronic liver diseases and its correlation wi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25293
Background and Study Aim: Hepatic hydrothorax is the presence of more than 500 ml of pleural effusion in a patient with liver disorder. The work aimed to study the frequency of Hepatic hydrothorax in patients with decompensated cirrhosis admitted to the Tropical Medicine departme...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25475
Leptospirosis is a disease condition of infected wild or domestic animals. Humans get this infection when they come in touch with the contaminated soil or water in the infected animal’s urine/excreta of animal reservoirs directly or indirectly. Water logging during rainy session,...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25132
Aims: To investigate the prevalence of Non-Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacterial pathogens from TB patients with known HIV status as well as their resistant patterns to commonly used antibiotics. Study Design: This was a cross sectional laboratory based study. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25378
Background: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (GCS) is a self-remitting eruption related to viral infections. Ribavirin has been reported to be effective in treating severe GCS. Before clinical trials on antiviral agents, the magnitude of GCS affecting the quality of life in children shou...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/25125
Aims: To investigate the prevalence of p53 codon 72 polymorphism in Zimbabwean women and risk of cervical cancer Study Design: Case-control study Place and Duration of Study: Parirenyatwa Referral Hospital in Harare in between January and December 2014. Methodology: Genomic DNA f...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24676